When’s the last time you got a haircut? Did you get tingles from the sounds of the scissors cutting your hair? If so, then you’ve probably experienced some form of ASMR. ASMR is known as Autonomy […]
Changes in the appearance, strength, and growth pattern of person’s fingernails can tell you a great deal about their overall health. Certain nail problems could indicate anything from heart disease to thyroid problems and malnutrition. This […]
Many of today’s seniors were most likely middle-aged during the Regan-era war on drugs. Weed was the gateway drug and considered just as dangerous as crack-cocaine. Anti-weed PSAs were aplenty, making the perils of using pot […]
While exercise is often touted as a fountain of youth, it often gets harder to do as you get older. Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also called physiatrists, are doctors who restore and maintain function […]
Here’s an all-too-common scenario: An older adult in your life is becoming increasingly isolated, and you worry that he or she is lonely, but you’re not sure what to do. It’s not the easiest subject to […]
Antibiotic Treatment in Elderly Patients with AECB Elderly patients have alterations in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics as a result of drug interactions, and decreases in renal and metabolic clearances of drugs are seen with many drugs used […]